4. Why do people shy away from discussing Financial problems? Struggling with money and mental health makes a person feel like they are not living up to society’s standards. Sadly, people struggling with these issues prefer isolation which worsens the situation. #Investing

5. It is especially hard when people in society amplified by social media are constantly traveling, buying houses or cars: thoughts of inadequacy begin to build. If there is no intervention, this pattern escalates and leads to serious health issues amongst other problems. #Invest

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WHERE DID MY MONEY GO? 1. It’s only a few days into the new month and I am down to my last N16,000. This reality stares me in the face as I look at my bank balance. Sadly, this will not be enough to cover my transportation and feeding until the end of the month. #MutualFunds

2. “Where did my money go?” this was the reoccurring question that kept coming to my mind. In a bid to answer this question, I made a detailed list of all my expenses so far and matched this information against my monthly income. #MutualFunds#MyInvestmentPlan#InvestNow

I. Our own brains are out to get us
II. Dementia comes for us all
III. Narcissism is an underlying feature/bug of consciousness
***IV. Try not look like a 40 year old vampire even if you are***
V: Defense Against Dark Arts

This is gonna be a continuing series, because it’s complex. How we think about fashion is just one aspect of how we think and perceive. I’ve been working on this for a while. It’s foundational. Per usual, I’m just articulating what you already know.

A thread - mental health care, in Australia, is ASTOUNDINGLY expensive and is a huge barrier to mentally ill people getting treatment.

An initial consultation with a psychiatrist is around $360 a session (of which you can get back around $220 on medicare) - that's $140 out of pocket. A psychiatrist will tend to take 3 sessions (45 minutes - 1 hour) to come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan.

that means you're looking at $400 out of pocket before you even START on medication or treatment. not to mention, getting in to see a psychiatrist can often take months. even privately.

Both of these are dangerous. In combination, coming from an administration that claims to want to solve the opioid crisis and fundamentally misunderstands addiction, this threatens to take away any last shreds of support or hope from addicts.

Many low-income people with mental illness and other invisible disabilities never get formally diagnosed. It’s too expensive or could threaten their ability to get work in spite of disability protections. Hell, many middle-class people don’t get formally diagnosed.